Cecelia’s Kitchen to open on Merrimon Avenue

Creperie Bouchon has closed for the winter, to reopen in the spring with various improvements.

If the seasonal hibernation has you in a panic, we’ve got good news for you: A new creperie, Cecelia’s Kitchen, will open in north Asheville this winter in the space where Artisan Catering and Deli was once located (1020 Merrimon Ave).

The owner of Ceci’s Culinary tour, Cecilia Marchesini, is behind the new venture. Marchesini operates a food truck from which she frequently vends crepes, tamales and empanadas. You may have seen her at the Wedge Brewery, at LEAF or at the Montford and North Asheville Tailgate markets.

Veteran eaters on the Asheville food scene may also remember Marchesini from Cafe Soleil, a creperie that opened at 62 Lexington in 2003 — coincidentally where Bouchon is located now.

Of course, as one reader pointed out, the Twisted Crepe is currently open at 62 Haywood St. downtown, serving both sweet and savory crepes. We wrote a bit about that eatery in our Moogfest eats guide.